Vernon H Vaughan | |
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8th Governor of Utah | |
In office October 31, 1870 – February 1, 1871 |
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Preceded by | John Shaffer |
Succeeded by | George Lemuel Woods |
Personal details | |
Born |
Mount Meigs, Alabama |
February 11, 1838
Died | December 4, 1878 | (aged 40)
Vernon H. Vaughan (February 11, 1838 – December 4, 1878) was an American political leader. Born in Mount Meigs, Alabama, he served as Utah territorial secretary to Governor John Shaffer, and after Shaffer's untimely death in office, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Vaughan to fill the vacancy as acting governor. He served a single uneventful year and was not reappointed.